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Now to a less sombre topic. First things first, thanks to Turtle and Bergkamp for their scouting duties this week. Both correctly deduced that Albania would predict that I'd play a fast tactic, which helped to convince me that low post was right for this week.

Of course they didn't suggest I pack the team with big men, but one of my idiosyncracies is that I like to be somewhat creative with my lineups. With the Wasps I've regularly played with four guards and when facing inside oriented teams I've played with two small forwards and two bigger men.

So I decided, in the absence of enough guards in good game shape with inside shooting to go with a big lineup. Scottie Batley, a PF played at SG, and Norman DeSimone, a PF, played at SF. Both were capable enough to play SF in any game and so I was sure they could manage in this game. DeSimone was our top rebounder, and Batley obviously top scored, so I think I can justifiably call it a success.

I'm not pointing this out to say I'm some kind of genius. I'm trying to show people that you don't have to play players in the positions they're listed at. That's only a guide. On my teams I like players who can play multiple positions. In fact, I'd say as you move up the leagues you should be looking at having players who are good both inside and outside. Well, at least as long as the BBs allow us to have lineups like that without breaking the bank.

It was a strong performance on monday, with I think our best ratings of the season. Again, lots of steals and blocks, which are massively important. Each one is a free possession. Stuart Duffie led the way with 4 steals, which together with his 2 blocks, 4 assists, 8 rebounds, 10 points and zero turnovers made him my man of the match, despite Batley's 23 points.

Taken a bit of a risk today. Either that's a good thing or a really really terrible thing. We shall see. The game should at least be fun on some level today.

I feel we need a better points difference to help us get a home draw in at least the last 32 so I've gone for tactics that I think will help us to do that. It may not work, but on balance, I think the risk is worth it.

I'm posting this before the game so that if it does go right, I can gloat afterwards ;)

unless if BB has some bug today, it looks as tho you've earned yourself a forfait from Libanon. certainly is a nice (and lucky) way to pad your goaldifference tho.

My team is listed and Lebanon's isn't, so I assume its a forfeit. I was hoping for more than 50 so I'm not going to celebrate padding the difference.

I hate forfeits.

Gully "I don't GDP" Foyle at it again with the bamboozle!!

Now that the season is drawing to a close, I admit that I was lying about the whole gdp thing in the hope that opposition coaches might be reading here and then be misinformed.

I now intend to gdp in every game coming up

This is somewhat important so replies would be appreciated, though I understand a lot of people leave their drafts till later in the season, and of course drafts could be considered a private matter, since you're best off keeping some things secret.

However, in the interests of the U21s and the NT in general I'd just like to know if anyone has scouted yet and if so, can they report here, without revealing details, what they're seeing in regards to improved players in the mid areas of the draft. By mid areas I mean below the top players, and this is probably quite a wide range, so I don't just mean the middle round.

Unfortunately its unlikely I'll be scouting the draft this season so I can't really check this for myself.

I've just done a "group demonstration" in my Utopian draft (I'll be drafting 15th most likely, so spending even those points was probably a waste)

Of the 19 players, 14 have come back with 5 balls, and 4 others with 4 balls. The exception being one 2 baller. So it looks like the starting primary skills of players have gone up at least? I can't say I notice their box scores reflecting this though, so I don't know if those have been changed at all, but then logically if all of the players skills have gone up I guess the box scores on average will look the same as before.

I've done a scouting combine and on ball defence in the EBBL, but I don't really want to publicise anything I've found in that draft. Feel free to PM me if you think you can learn anything from those results though.

I've done a scouting combine and on ball defence in the EBBL, but I don't really want to publicise anything I've found in that draft.

I think I may have been wrong to ask really. But if people feel safer posting results from Utopia, those will do. I don't really want specifics, just a general idea.

Posting results from Utopia is a good idea.

I have a ton of scouting points but i'm doing better than I thought so I don't know i I'm going to use them. If I do, I'll let you know (Unless you are quitting the game, in which case, what's the point?)

I'm sure anything posted here will be useful to whoever takes over, and of course to Woody, or whoever follows him. And I'm likely to post anything concrete once its clear how much has changed. If it is clear. It might even be clearer after the draft.

I'm not likely to leave the game soon. Though I'd certainly like to post less than I have this season.